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Kjelle:
Steve, I have been watching people over at PM Practical Machinist) rescraping old lathes (and mills), but this is a whole new ballgame! There is this guy named Richard King that holds scraping classes who gives advice there too... (He went to Sweden last year (I think) and held a class! No I didn't go.)

I'm more than impressed by your work, I quietly watching, keep it up!!

Kjelle

philf:
Hi Steve,

Looking good so far. :thumbup:

How will you get the underside of the ways parallel to your nice flat top?

Phil.

RobWilson:

--- Quote from: vtsteam on April 02, 2015, 05:21:15 PM ---
Just up the Interstate from me in windsor Vermont at the Precision Museum they have a granite bed lathe. It's not as cleaned up as the one above, and not a clear photo, but you can see in the handwheel casting the same love of detail -- not to mention thin section casting ability!

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Most interesting Steve , I had a look on there web site and it looks a good place to visit :thumbup: ,the wife has been badgering me to go to the USA so I may have to go and have a look see in person . :)

Rob

S. Heslop:

--- Quote from: vtsteam on April 02, 2015, 06:10:28 PM ---I don't know if it's of interest to anybody

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It's definitely of interest to me.

vtsteam:

--- Quote from: Zadig on April 03, 2015, 02:50:37 AM ---How many passes do you estimate it will take to get the top level? Nice colour on the blue, what brand are you using? Smashing thread.

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Hi Zadig, thanks! I have no idea how long it will take me to get the top done. I just go at it until it is. The blue I'm using is an old tube of Prussian blue oil paint. I used to use Dykem Hi-Spot but it ran out. This isn't much different. The bluing is a little thick in the photo -- rolling it out thinner on the surface plate is better for detail, but I was just starting out.

Kjelle cheers! I saw a video where Mr. King is instructing a class on Youtube. He seems like a very nice guy -- and knowledgable, too.

Phil thanks ! I will have to do the bottom and all sides, too. And the carriage slides and tailstock. And the headstock too because it needs to slide for boring, initially. Everything that slides has to be scraped.

Rob a visit with you would be fantastic! It's not a huge museum like that amazing German one you had pics of, but it is nice restored mill buildong and has some interesting machines and displays. This area of New England (the Connecticut River valley) was once a great center of machining in the U.S. Now all but completely gone. But it was once called "The Precision Valley".

Simon, I'm really glad! :beer:

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